What color is #B47E49?

#B47E49 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Rocky Racoon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B47E49?

The RGB value is 180, 126, 73: 180 red, 126 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B47E49?

The complementary color is #497FB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B47E49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B47E49 color

#B47E49 rgb(180, 126, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B47E49 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 49.4% green and 28.6% blue (180, 126, 73).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 42% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 59% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rocky Racoon (#B27A47), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#B47E49 color codes

HEX	`#B47E49`
RGB	`rgb(180, 126, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 49.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 42%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 59%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 59%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.18, 15.22, 36.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.18, 39.87, 67.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.488, 25.108, 9.701)`
Decimal	`11828809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B47E49, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B47E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B47E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B47E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b47e49; }
.text { color: #b47e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b47e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 126 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b47e49, #b4b349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #B47E49?: #B47E49 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Rocky Racoon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B47E49?: The RGB value is 180, 126, 73: 180 red, 126 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B47E49?: The complementary color is #497FB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B47E49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.